St. Simon, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Simon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 998. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913285. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.213°N, 69.018°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Simon had a population of 998: 506 male and 492 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 998 |
| 1901 | 798 |
| 1911 | 766 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Simon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 998 total population, 506 males, 492 females, 301 married persons, 163 families, 152 married males, 149 married females, 33 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 664 single persons under 18, 344 single males under 18, 320 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 998 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 140 houses, 140 houses built of wood, 140 occupied houses, 74 houses of 1 story, 58 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 54 houses of 2 stories, 24 uninhabited houses, 22 houses of 4 rooms, 18 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 14 houses of 5 rooms, 12 houses of 2 rooms, 12 houses of 3 stories, 11 houses of 3 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 26,029 pounds of homemade butter, 23,655 bushels of potatoes, 18,442 acres of land in farms, 9,975 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,922 bushels of oats, 8,467 acres of improved land in farms, 4,777 acres of farmland under crops, 4,348 bushels of spring wheat, 3,680 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,663 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,763 acres of hay crops, 1,934 tons of hay, 1,624 bushels of barley, 1,160 chickens, 958 sheep slaughtered or sold, 879 acres of oats, 711 sheep, 647 milk cows, 643 bushels of peas, 581 bushels of rye, 548 acres of wheat, 442 swine slaughtered or sold, 371 swine, 269 cattle killed or sold, 241 other cattle, 173 acres of potatoes, 168 horses aged over 3 years, 161 acres of barley, 140 bushels of turnips, 127 occupants of farms, 117 farm occupants who own their land, 52 geese, 51 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 45 horses aged 3 years and under, 31 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 27 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 25 oxen, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 15 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 12 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 other fowl, 2 acres of turnips, 2 bushels of beans, 1 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183030— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC193032— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112913285
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "St. Simon, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-simon-qc183030-1891/.